Dan Garrett (DC)

Daniel 'Dan' Garrett, was Ted Kord's teacher and mentor, and the first Blue Beetle. Garrett, was killed in action, after Ted and Garrett, tried to stop Kord's rouge uncle Jarvis Kord, after a cave-in. Garrett, got his power from a scarab figurine, that formerly belonged to Pharaoh Kha-Ef-Re.

History
In August, 1939, a couple of weeks before World War II, Garrett and his companion; Professor. Luri Hoshid, they uncovered Kha-Ef-Re's magic scarab, a treasure searched by countless people in a whole millennia. Garrett and Hoshid, admired the scarab, as a cave-in began. Garrett was determined to save Hoshid's life, and the scarab transformed him into a masked crimefighter. Garrett, used his newfound strength to stop the cave-in; now calling himself: The Blue Beetle. Garrett, kept the scarab, and continued to save people, and during the World War II, calling himself a 'Mystery Man'. Sometime later, Garrett became teacher of archeology, to a group of students, most notably: Young Ted Kord. Kord and Garrett, later tried to stop Kord's rouge uncle; Jarvis Kord. The successfully foiled Jarvis plans, but a cave-in killed Garrett. A dying Dan Garrett, asked Kord to continue the Blue Beetle-Legacy, and so Kord did; Although without the scarab.

Legacy
Garrett's granddaughter, Danielle Garrett, hoped to reclaim the scarab for many years after Ted Kord got it. When she found out that the scarab had bonded with Jaime Reyes, she initially thought of suing for ownership, except that the scarab had attached itself to Reyes' spine, making it impossible to remove it. (Blue Beetle, Vol. 7)

Powers and Abilites
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 * Superhuman Strength: Garrett, was the host of the Blue Beetle Scarab, and thus was able to peform superhuman feats of strength.
 * Flight: Garrett, was able to independently fly without external support.